Fabio Capello he spoke from the stage of the Milan Football Week organized by La Gazzetta dello Sport: “To create a game system it takes time and it takes players, some of which Spalletti did not have at his disposal. I get excited when the national team is there. You play in a place where you have to make spells, I think of the satisfaction of the Italians in Germany in 2006. I hope that Spalletti finds a game that can put his opponents in difficulty, this wasn’t evident in the two friendlies but I hope so. The blue shirt weighs a lot, we hope that all the players give their best.”
The value of the Italian championship?
“We are better at hiring foreigners than at training players. When I read that Milan don’t even have a national team call-up, I think of those of Capello or Sacchi. They gave 8-10”.
Thinking about the next championship, Inter gives the impression of being ahead of everyone.
“The whole team is confirmed, they are already making excellent signings. They have great management, they know what is needed for both goals. For me they are the favorite for the next championship but they won’t win it like they did: Juventus with Thiago Motta will return, Napoli with Conte will be something else. It will be a more balanced championship, I hope, compared to the last two seasons. Waiting for this Milan, if it will be competitive until the end, given that after the derby it disappeared. Inter will be competitive in both competitions.”
The debate between gamers and resultsists?
“They become achievers when they achieve the result, when it doesn’t happen by playing in the same way they send them away. Gamblers are those who think that it is enough to hold the ball: no, it must be held in the right way. I think both are fine, as long as they focus on the characteristics of the players they have. If one starts from behind with players who don’t know how to dribble, he does the opponent a favor. Guardiola started throwing long balls and won the championship: it depends on the intelligence of the coach.”
Is Zirkzee intriguing to Milan?
“Milan must work on the basis they had, having won the championship two years earlier. He didn’t do that last season. When you make the transfer you have to think about how much the players you have are worth: if they’re worth 90, you have to buy one worth 93. If you buy ten worth 70, you’re not taking a step forward.”
There is an air of change in Juventus, with Giuntoli and Thiago Motta.
“Giuntoli must create a winning team, after having waged war against the coach. The way they parted ways, Allegri had already understood that he would not coach this year. Giuntoli has taken on a great responsibility: at Juventus if you do well you have done your job, otherwise they will send you away. Now they must be clear about the objectives: Juventus fans cannot think of participating. Like those of Milan: they can’t think that Inter dominates and the others chase. Everyone would like great players, now there are the Arabs and the Premier League: it becomes difficult to make the leap in quality.”
